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Matt 13:37-43 was part of the “longer form” of the gospel for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Our Pastor gave a good homily as he usually does but I had some questions and I thought I’d also enter them here for additional thought and feedback.
37 He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, 38 the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.
Questions/Comments:
In the Homily, my paraphrase of what he said
All of us were weeds. Because of this we ought to be careful how we deal with the weeds among us.
We have become seeds but sometimes our “weediness” comes out.
Now I used to put myself in the category of the children of the kingdom, but I was wondering if the only true seed was Christ.
Another point from the homily - the responsibility of the seeds to
the weeds. Our response could be like those in the French Revolution:
The problems in France are because of the king so we’ll get rid of him. Well it must be the queen so lets get rid of her. Well, it must be the nobility so lets get rid of them. Well it must be the clergy so lets get rid of them. Well it must be the Christians so lets get rid of them.
Also, as Groucho Marx says he would never be a member of a club that wanted him as a member.
A question I have is related to the following verses:
40 Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
If I am going the speed limit and the person behind me gets angry
and choses to curse using the Lord’s name, have I not caused
that individual to sin ?
What are examples of “all who cause others to sin” ?
Is there any relationship of this passage to the statement about
leading others astray ?
How introspective ought I to be to identify areas of my life that
cause others to sin ?
Another thought/comment I had was a seed implies growth and a
weed to me is already something “developed”. Are the weeds “transplanted” into the world, which I imagine is God’s creation and not which is a part of the “world, the flesh and the devil” ?
Regards,
Our Pastor gave a good homily as he usually does but I had some questions and I thought I’d also enter them here for additional thought and feedback.
37 He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, 38 the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.
Questions/Comments:
In the Homily, my paraphrase of what he said
All of us were weeds. Because of this we ought to be careful how we deal with the weeds among us.
We have become seeds but sometimes our “weediness” comes out.
Now I used to put myself in the category of the children of the kingdom, but I was wondering if the only true seed was Christ.
Another point from the homily - the responsibility of the seeds to
the weeds. Our response could be like those in the French Revolution:
The problems in France are because of the king so we’ll get rid of him. Well it must be the queen so lets get rid of her. Well, it must be the nobility so lets get rid of them. Well it must be the clergy so lets get rid of them. Well it must be the Christians so lets get rid of them.
Also, as Groucho Marx says he would never be a member of a club that wanted him as a member.
A question I have is related to the following verses:
40 Just as weeds are collected and burned (up) with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
If I am going the speed limit and the person behind me gets angry
and choses to curse using the Lord’s name, have I not caused
that individual to sin ?
What are examples of “all who cause others to sin” ?
Is there any relationship of this passage to the statement about
leading others astray ?
How introspective ought I to be to identify areas of my life that
cause others to sin ?
Another thought/comment I had was a seed implies growth and a
weed to me is already something “developed”. Are the weeds “transplanted” into the world, which I imagine is God’s creation and not which is a part of the “world, the flesh and the devil” ?
Regards,